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BBC NEWS | Americas | Large blast hits Mexican capital
Police and ambulances are attending the scene of a large blast in Mexico City, where at least one person is reported to have been killed and another hurt.

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US gov wants data on Europe air passengers - Boing Boing
The US government is pressuring 27 European Union nations to agree on new transatlantic air travel security measures which include armed guards on all flights from Europe to America operated by US airlines.
Wait, why weren’t we doing this in the period immediately following 9/11, [...]

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There was news today about 8 terrorists, alleged Al Qaeda members, being captured in Denmark.
At the time I looked at the State.gov website to see if there was a travel advisory, there was a link on the front page to where travelers could find out more information about travel to Denmark. The travel advisory page [...]

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Bush's Four Anti-Terror Successes All Fictional | Let's Try Democracy
Keith Olbermann recently cited these 4 statements lacking in truthiness. They're all vaguely familiar when you run down the background, and pumped up like a water-injected hotdog to look impressively beefy and unadulterated. 

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5 years ago, the skies over America were silent - no commercial flights, no private planes, and nothing flying other than birds and the occasional jet fighter on patrol over major cities like Chicago.
I will never forget the leaden feeling of dread and grief that I carried around with me those first few days [...]

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